Monthly Archives: May 2021

the sky’s a curio cabinet of stars, with her at center

Posted on May 31, 2021 by whimsygizmo

it gets curiouser and curious-er, her fascination with that sky sand dollar,that noble star scholar, mama moon. she swoons at crescent smile, a fine fool for full. you can question her about it some, but she has no words. only hum, and shine. It’s Quadrille Monday over at … Continue reading →

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an etched scratch scrape in a twisting sky

Posted on May 17, 2021 by whimsygizmo

this poem is a tightly wound spring. she’s a taut wound caught up in clacked-black things. she’s got unspoken broken and unscattered seed, unpolished corners and unmet needs. she’s a wayward kite on a fragile string. let’s unwind her now, and let her sing. Lill’s given us a fun … Continue reading →

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this isn’t the year we wanted

Posted on May 12, 2021 by whimsygizmo

nope. things cancelledlives rankledtime tangled and all that crazy spin. so we begin to swallow our dis-appointments and our whys and try to find our glasses at least half fooled. the only way to cope: gulp hope. ::

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Imagine the Frog’s Dismay

Posted on May 12, 2021 by whimsygizmo

at never being kissedat being dissed at having missed out on kingdom things. or perhaps he hops (happily) wild in the woodssheds all those shouldsand at nightfall, he sings. :: It’s Wednesday. We poem.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fixing the endings, fractured fairy tales, frog not kissed, frogs, PAD, wayward princesses, wildling wood | 3 Comments

this poem is that one last glimmer

Posted on May 11, 2021 by whimsygizmo

of hope, rising. she buys an umbrella. she holds hands with horizon. she winks at the sun. she slicks back her hair and gets busy. she hitchhikes on dandelion wishes. she piggybacks stars. Written for today’s twiglets. Come play!

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Mother’s Day 2021

Posted on May 9, 2021 by whimsygizmo

Sole Searching(Written 18 years ago, when I was preggers with Abby.) Someday soon, my daughter will wear these booties, tiny feet splayed out in pink, ready for the world. And then, in the blink of an eye and a flutter … Continue reading →

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#run one

Posted on May 6, 2021 by whimsygizmo

until your lungs scream until you’ve blown off the steam until the world seems just a little tamer. runwalk four until the sweat pours and the trees store up the last of your secretsand you can run and whisper and scream no more.

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All Those Wayward Ever Afters

Posted on May 5, 2021 by whimsygizmo

There is laughter when they think of all they were supposed to be, all corseted and silver-spoon fed with feet crammed into ridiculous shoes. Here, even the steeds are unshod and trail-trod, mudlucious in their gorgeous freedom. This forest is flush with both silence and song. Here, they choose. … Continue reading →

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parachute fluff

Posted on May 4, 2021 by whimsygizmo

it’s the downy kite stuff of wandered wishes, childish dreams and fragile hope. so much pondered promise in the audacity and tenacity of a simple weed. we don’t stop to doubt or wonder why. we just take a deep breath and fly. seeds let :: Merril’s got an … Continue reading →